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<p>Scaling back urban sprawl could reduce carbon emissions released by communities throughout the Northeast, according to research done in part by New York scientists and engineers.</p><p>The study is by Hubbard Brooks Research Foundation and focused on nine counties, including Tompkins County in New York.</p><p>It found that a reduction in sprawl limits emissions from the first step of development onward by preventing the release of the carbon in vegetation when land is first cleared.</p><p>&quot;So if you can work on redeveloping previously developed land, and think about land development smartly to try and minimize disturbance, that&rsquo;s greatly going to reduce the carbon footprint,&quot; says Syracuse University professor Charles Driscoll, who co-wrote the study.</p><p>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:01:00 +0000Ryan Delaney17960 at http://wrvo.orgStudy finds limiting sprawl could reduce carbon emissions